Solar could be the largest source of electricity in the world by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Its new report predicts solar photovoltaic systems to produce up to 16% of the world’s electricity and solar thermal electricity (STE) to provide another 11% by mid-century. Combined, they could also cut more than six billion […]

The world will need to invest up to $198 billion (£117.6bn) a year in infrastructure such as substations and power lines in the next decade to meet the rise in electricity demand, a new report claims. Up to $170 billion (£101bn) would have to be invested on transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure and up to […]

United States and India are the biggest “hotspots” of activity in the power sector with new projects worth a potential $16billion (£) announced in the countries at the end of 2012. Norway’s proposed Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project at Mongstad – worth $3.7billion (£2.3bn) – was also significant new project. In total 95 new […]

If the world’s population keeps getting fatter it could have a serious impact on the environment and the planet’s resources. That’s the warning from researchers who say the energy needs of people rise as their waistbands expand. A new report, called ‘The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass’, warns increasing population fatness […]

Tighter environmental rules are pushing the world towards greater natural gas use, suggests new research. The need to back up intermittent energy sources like wind and solar as well as a glut in supply means gas is expected to become the fuel of choice, according to year-ahead predictions from the global advisors Deloitte. Meanwhile, the […]